As mentioned before, Nirvana in Fire, which is known as a political drama, actually has some immature political plots, and it is more of a refreshing drama in itself.
But this exciting drama is packaged very well, and it is a kind of excitement that is stylish and not abrupt.
The audience was enjoying it without realizing it, and was immersed in the plot, characters and roles step by step. From this point of view, it is not an exaggeration that "Nirvana in Fire" has achieved good reputation and good results.
With high-quality wits battle plots recognized by the public, flesh-and-blood character creation, brisk and compact plot rhythm, and excellent service and props level.
In a short period of time, the ratings of "Nirvana in Fire" have almost exceeded 3, the number of views has exceeded 2 billion, and the peak popularity on Hualuo.com is close to 14,000, which is likely to break the highest record of the website.
What is even more surprising is the reputation of "Nirvana in Fire". Its Douban score of 9.2 also ranks among the top among Wei Yang's previous works.
Even Boss Wei himself was a little surprised.
The success of Nirvana in Fire in its previous life, especially its extremely high reputation, was certainly due to the excellence of the series itself, but it was also somewhat accidental.
First of all, this is the work that justified Hu Ge’s transformation. If there was no Wei Yang in his previous life, Hu Ge would have been the most popular young actor in mainland China, and he attracted a lot of points from passers-by.
At the same time, Noon Sunshine’s transformation and subsequent series of successes also brought considerable glory to the drama.
Another reason is that the film and television environment was relatively poor at the time. Domestic dramas were of varying quality and the quality rate was low. Many viewers were also extremely resistant to the rampant Korean wave and the low-age film and television style that catered to fans of popular idols.
Therefore, at this time, the emergence of "Langya Bang" had some meaning of going against the current, and was also given special significance by many people.
But changes have occurred in this time and space. Wei Yang and his Blue Whale series have always been the epitome of high-quality products.
This made "Nirvana in Fire", which relied on its later reputation in the previous life, become a hit right from the start, and its performance is far better than in the previous life.
But this also means that the sense of surprise of "finding gold in shit" is gone.
And high attention also means high demands.
In his previous life, Hu Ge made "Nirvana in Fire", which was a work that restored his reputation. If it were Wei Yang, if the ratings didn't break 3, people would probably say that he had run out of ideas.
Similarly, everyone's scrutiny of "Nirvana in Fire" has become more stringent, and as the TV series has performed better and its influence has continued to expand, more and more audiences have participated in discussions and selections.
According to Douban's rating system, the more niche a story is, the higher the score is likely to be. The more people watch it, the more likely the score will be lowered.
So many times, the so-called "Douban high-scoring masterpieces" cannot be judged solely by the score, but also by the number of people who rated them.
In this case, Wei Yang doesn't expect the Douban score to be too high.
In fact, except for the early TV series, it was almost difficult for Wei Yang to get a score of 9 in the later period.
This has nothing to do with the quality, because basically they are all above 8 points. The main reason is that it is difficult to satisfy everyone. Moreover, Wei Yang has many fans, but also many black fans, which is also a big point of loss.
Therefore, when Wei Yang learned that "Nirvana in Fire" actually had a score of 9.2 and that many people had voted for it, he was genuinely surprised and delighted.
With his current fame and appeal, it is not difficult to get a good result as long as the quality of the drama is acceptable, but high Douban scores and high reputation still require a certain amount of luck.
Boss Wei is very happy that he has added another masterpiece to his career. The popular Mei Changsu will become a new classic character.
Liu Shishi was even happier. The success of "Nirvana in Fire" not only made her resume brilliant and her popularity more exposed, but also gave a very nice blow to "The Legend of Hua Xu".
So, on the other hand, Liu Tianxian was in a terrible situation.
Before "Nirvana in Fire" was broadcast, the drama was very popular, and both the crew and major platforms were very confident.
Even if it cannot win, it will not be defeated miserably. The probability is 40% to 60%, and the worst is no more than 30% to 70%. It is popular for its own sake, but there is also meat to be gained from "The Legend of Hua Xu".
However, when "Nirvana in Fire" was actually aired, everyone realized that they had thought too much.
The stalemate for several days, followed by a slight decline, then stabilizing the position, and finally establishing one's own territory, etc., are all daydreams. When the two dramas meet, it's like a snowman meeting hot water. There is no meaning of confrontation or stalemate. They keep losing and are completely routed.
Liu Tianxian was stunned!
She is a relatively radical among these people. Others are 40% to 60% or 30% to 70% positive, but she is 50% to 50%. She even thought about counterattacking "Langya Bang" and becoming the first woman in the television industry to defeat the top star Wei Yang.
Of course, Liu Tianxian also knew that the probability was very low, but she still couldn't resist the temptation to ride Wei Yang.
The reason why she is so radical or inflated.
One is that they have never fought with Wei Yang, so they don’t know how terrifying Boss Wei is, and they are not as cautious as Hunan TV and Youku.
Another thing is that Liu Tianxian has her own pride. Although she is a box office poison in the film industry, she was a real heartthrob in the field of TV dramas back then.
Another thing is that her previous strength in "The Legend of Hua Xu" blinded her eyes and gave her the illusion that "I can fight back."
The last one is the most fatal, and it deceived not only Liu Tianxian, but everyone was "cheated" by the popularity and popularity of "The Legend of Hua Xu" and thought it was a hit drama.
However, after "Nirvana in Fire" was broadcast and snatched away most of the glory, people realized that "The Legend of Hua Xu" actually had big problems.
Strictly speaking, the drama "The Legend of Hua Xu" should be regarded as a group portrait drama, which can be divided into four units.
The relationship between the male and female protagonists Liu Tianxian and Huo Jianhua is the main line of the whole drama, and it is also the story of the first unit. In addition, there are three other units interspersed, and the male and female protagonists also have roles in them.
The settings in the original novel are relatively complicated, somewhat like quick travel, but also leaning towards reincarnation or a small world. Such settings are fine when reading the book, but when adapted into a drama, they should actually be simplified. It is better to have some abruptness than to have too many settings.
The reason is actually very simple. The threshold for film and television audiences is lower than that for online novels.
Even though the main audience group of "The Legend of Hua Xu" is young people, it is best not to ignore those potential audiences.
Unfortunately, the producers of "The Legend of Hua Xu" did not have this awareness, or they did but did not handle it well, resulting in many flaws in the plot development and settings.
Instead of simplifying the content, it artificially adds a lot of barriers to entry, which is not very friendly to many audiences with poor comprehension ability or middle-aged and elderly audiences.
Of course, although the setting is important, "The Legend of Hua Xu" is not a suspenseful mystery, but a love theme, and the main focus is on the plot and emotional drama.
Frankly speaking, the emotional scenes in "The Legend of Hua Xu" are pretty good.
This drama is basically about abusive love, which is a tragic theme that is both difficult and easy to film.
The reason why it is difficult to film is that tragedy has to move people, and the plot and actors are difficult to deal with, so it is easy to make it seem like whining and pretentious.
The original novel of "The Legend of Hua Xu" became famous because of its good plot and most of the actors gave good performances.
The love-hate relationship between two enemy generals, Da Hei Niu and Jiang Xin! The cruel love quadrangle between Guo Zhenni and Bao Jianfeng involving a female killer and a royal family struggle!
Gan Tingting and Zheng Jiaying's tragic love story of an ancient Chinese mermaid! The emotional dramas of these three units are okay and have received certain recognition, but the key is that they are side stories, while the first unit where the male and female protagonists of "Hua Xu Yin" are located is also the main storyline of the whole drama, but it was filmed so badly that after watching more than a dozen episodes, there is no plot worth remembering at all.
Quoting a comment from a famous V on Tianya——
[The main plot of "The Legend of Hua Xu" is like chicken ribs, tasteless to eat, but a pity to throw away. If it weren't for Liu Tianxian's face, I would have changed the channel long ago]
Obviously Liu Tianxian is the biggest attraction, but the plot is filmed so poorly that the male and female protagonists have a low presence.
At the same time, in order to take advantage of Liu Tianxian's popularity and increase her presence, the crew of "The Legend of Hua Xu" frantically added more scenes for the male and female protagonists in the other three units.
This made the three units, which were originally of good quality, have fragmented plots. Only the emotional drama was stable, otherwise it would have collapsed completely.
However, the endless additions to the male and female protagonists still left a bad impression on the audience, and the main negative reviews in the later period were directed at the added scenes and confusing plot.
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The most outrageous thing was that in the third unit, the screenwriter forcibly arranged for the male and female protagonists to act up, which made their characters seem to collapse, forcing the audience to curse wildly, and those with even more impatient tempers simply chose to quit the show.
When the show was first aired, everyone was very enthusiastic and supportive. In addition, although the first unit was a bit bland, at least there wasn't much to complain about, so everyone praised it in various ways.
But in fact, if you look carefully, you can see that a considerable part of it is praise for Liu Tianxian personally.
They are all flattering comments from fans and passers-by. The vast majority of praises are for appearance, and a very small number of fans praise the "improvement in acting skills". There are very few comments that actually discuss the plot, and there are many complaints.
By the time the second and third units were broadcast, many people praised the supporting characters and supported the couple, but at the same time, the voices of complaints were getting louder and louder.
So in fact, the scenery of "The Legend of Hua Xu" only exists on the surface.
Even if there was no "Nirvana in Fire", when criticism outweighs praise, it would cause a collapse in reputation.
"Langya Bang" just played a role in accelerating and amplifying the situation, making "Hua Xu Yin" die faster and more miserably.
The reputation of "The Legend of Hua Xu" has collapsed seriously. From the initial score of 7.2 on Douban, it has been declining all the way, once approaching 6.0, and the speed has not slowed down.
Although the average viewership ratings successfully broke 2, it has performed poorly in the past two days and was once surpassed by "The Young Marshal" which was ranked third.
You know, "The Young Marshal" is also famous for its high opening and low ending. Marshal Zhang, played by Mr. Li Xuejian, died, and the ratings and various data were directly cut by a large margin.
IQiyi and the TV station are so anxious that they want to revive Marshal Zhang in the TV series.
Unexpectedly, the young marshal made a great effort in the Tiger Hall and killed Yang Yuting, thus rejuvenating the show and surpassing the difficult "Hua Xu Yin".
The online broadcast data is relatively okay and has not dropped too much, but a large amount of negative public opinion has begun to appear on major platforms.
In the past two days, on Weibo, there were less than ten positive hot searches for "The Legend of Hua Xu", but there were twenty to thirty negative searches, which is in sharp contrast to the beginning of the broadcast.
Some people did complain about the plot of "The Legend of Hua Xu", and many people were trying to take advantage of the situation.
Among them are Liu Tianxian’s black fans. As the former most popular 85 flower, many people like her, but also many who don’t like her. In addition, there are also various competitors.
Normally, when encountering such a situation, we have to add insult to injury, not to mention that when "The Legend of Hua Xu" was gaining momentum, the fans of the fairy were mocking it. Now we have to pay it back quickly.
Due to various reasons, although "The Legend of Hua Xu" still has many guaranteed results, it has become a "bad drama" in terms of word of mouth.
As the lead character in a "bad drama", Liu Tianxian's situation is also very bad.
A movie that had just been negotiated has reached a stalemate. The worst thing is that a certain cosmetics endorsement has been lost. People think that Liu Tianxian is now in unfavorable public opinion, so they chose to replace her.
This is nothing, and Liu Tianxian doesn’t lack one or two endorsements.
Although "The Legend of Hua Xu" was aborted, she has been exposed a lot in recent times. Many endorsements may focus on her image, but some endorsements only care about popularity. No matter whether Liu Tianxian is very popular or not, they are willing to cooperate as long as there is traffic.
But what broke Liu Tianxian's heart was that the brand finally chose the person she least wanted to see as its spokesperson - Liu Shishi.
To be honest, Liu Shishi did not deliberately steal Liu Tianxian's endorsement.
There is no need for that. Liu Tianxian has no shortage of endorsements, and Liu Shishi, who is becoming extremely popular at the moment thanks to "Langya Bang", has even less shortage.
However, that brand took a fancy to Liu Shishi's current popularity, and the spokesperson they wanted was indeed this one.
Everyone knows that Liu Shishi and Liu Tianxian are competitors, and were once each other's big and small and genuine pirated versions, so most of Liu Tianxian's roles and endorsements can be seamlessly connected to Liu Shishi.
So in order to win over Liu Shishi, the brand offered very favorable conditions and finally reached a cooperation agreement.
It was not until Liu Shishi was about to sign the contract that she found out that the brand had previously wanted to cooperate with Liu Tianxian, but later abandoned the idea for some reason and turned to her instead with a higher price.
After learning the inside story, Liu Shishi agreed to sign without hesitation and shot preliminary advertising for the official announcement at a very fast speed.
Although Liu Shishi didn't want to snatch it, she was even happier when she got it!!! She might not deliberately target Liu Tianxian, but the endorsement was delivered to her door and the conditions were suitable. Liu Shishi had no reason to refuse, not to mention that it would cause trouble for Liu Tianxian.
At this time, the episode of "Happy Camp" featuring "The Legend of Hua Xu" had already been aired.
Liu Tianxian's praise of Zhao Liying even became a hot topic on Weibo. Liu Shishi despised her for her childish and low-level approach, but she had already made a note of it in her little notebook. This time, she took the opportunity to retaliate.
The effect is very good! Liu Tianxian was so angry that her underwear was tightened by one size. She was thinking about going to the hospital to check if it was breast hyperplasia. Since she met Liu Shishi, her mood has not been much better.
"I will definitely get this back!"
Liu Tianxian didn't believe this was a coincidence, and the dilemma of "The Legend of Hua Xu" made it hard for her not to vent her anger on "Nirvana in Fire".
If we say that the discord between her and Liu Shishi in the past was more due to career competition and conflicts between fans, now they have become real enemies.
Liu Tianxian couldn't sleep well at night. She was stabbing Liu Shishi in her heart and thinking about how to retaliate and teach her a lesson that she would never forget...
(End of this chapter)